Is Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) Legal in West Virginia? (2026)

Rule type

permanent

Tier

unscheduled

Controlling language, verbatim

(d) Hallucinogenic substances. [enumerated; the only plant-named scheduling is] Peyote; meaning all parts of the plant presently classified botanically as Lophophora williamsii Lemaire, whether growing or not, the seeds thereof, any extract from any part of such plant, and every compound, manufacture, salts, immediate derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds or extracts; [plus Marihuana (Cannabis, sp.); Ibogaine; Tabernanthe iboga]; no Nymphaea caerulea, nuciferine, or apomorphine

Source of excerpt

Citations

1. W. Va. Code Sec. 60A-2-204(d) (Schedule I, hallucinogenic substances) (West Virginia Legislature, 2026-06-25) PRIMARYOFFICIAL

Where Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) stands across the country

Among West Virginia's 5 neighbors, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia are legal, the same posture as West Virginia.

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Federal posture

Not federally scheduled. Unscheduled federally; FDA has not approved it for human consumption Federal detail

Verbatim law on file for West Virginia

1 instrument on file for this compound's framework in West Virginia; 1 of 1 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.

**Named entry (Schedule I, Hallucinogenic substances, "Tryptamines")** — "Tryptamines: 5-methoxy-N-methyl-N-isopropyltryptamine (5-MeO-MiPT); 4-hydroxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (4-HO-DiPT); 4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-isopropyltryptamine (4-HO-MiPT); **4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine (4-HO-MET);** 4-acetoxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (4-AcO-DiPT) …"
— W. Va. Code § 60A-2-204(d), https://code.wvlegislature.gov/pdf/60A-2-204/ (OFFICIAL — West Virginia Legislature).
**Schedule I chapeau (isomer/ester/ether expansion)** — "(a) Schedule I shall consist of the drugs and other substances … including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers, whenever the existence of such isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation."
— W. Va. Code § 60A-2-204(a). Same URL (OFFICIAL).

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Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) in neighboring states

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